[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONDEMNING RECENT ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS

  (Ms. FOXX of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, over the past year, we have 
seen a troubling rise in anti-Semitic crimes and activity across the 
United States and the world.
  In 2019, 229 anti-Semitic hate crimes were reported in New York City. 
There was a 46 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in Chicago. 
From January to October, there were 58 reported anti-Semitic crimes in 
Los Angeles.
  The facts are indisputable. These heinous acts of violence were not 
the result of random, isolated incidents. These acts were deliberately 
orchestrated with a clear intent to target and harm the Jewish 
community.
  Attacks of any kind on communities of faith are unacceptable. Simply 
broaching the issue of anti-Semitic crime is not enough to protect 
these communities. Those responsible for committing these senseless 
acts of violence must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
We must foster engagement between law enforcement and targeted 
communities, and we must all work together to confront this issue.

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